IP Library Granted Patent US 12695091
Granted Patent B2
US 12695091 · App. 18/268,709 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Negative electrode active material for rechargeable lithium battery, method for manufacturing same, and rechargeable lithium battery including same

Inventors: Gang Ho Lee (Pohang-si, KR); Jung-Chul An (Pohang-si, KR); Sei Min Park (Pohang-si, KR); Jong Hoon Yoon (Pohang-si, KR); Hyun-Chul Jo (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignees: POSCO Holdings Inc.; RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
H01M4/587C01B32/205C01B32/21H01M4/366C01P2004/51C01P2004/80C01P2006/40H01M2004/027
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Patent No.
US 12695091
App. No.
18/268,709
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

It is related to a manufacturing method of a negative electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, comprising: preparing an artificial graphite; mixing the artificial graphite and a coal tar to form a coating layer on the artificial graphite; and carbonizing the artificial graphite on which the coating layer is formed, wherein, the artificial graphite has a degree of sphericity of 0.6 to 1; and in the step of preparing an artificial graphite, the artificial graphite contains 20 wt % or more of artificial graphite derived from coal-based coke.

Claims (48)

1 . A manufacturing method of a negative electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, comprising:

preparing an artificial graphite;

mixing the artificial graphite and a coal tar to form a coating layer on the artificial graphite; and

carbonizing the artificial graphite on which the coating layer is formed,

wherein, the artificial graphite has a degree of sphericity of 0.6 to 0.8.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

in the step of preparing an artificial graphite, the artificial graphite contains 20 wt % or more of artificial graphite derived from coal-based coke.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

in the step of preparing an artificial graphite, the volume of artificial graphite having a particle size of 6 μm to 34 μm based on the entire volume of artificial graphite is 70 volume % or more.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

in the step of preparing an artificial graphite, the sphericity of the artificial graphite having a particle size of 5 μm to 10 μm is 0.55 or more.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

in the step of mixing the artificial graphite and coal tar to form a coating layer on the artificial graphite, the coal tar is included in 1 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the artificial graphite.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

in the step of mixing the artificial graphite and coal tar to form a coating layer on the artificial graphite, the coal tar has a quinoline insoluble content (QI) of 1 wt % to 7 wt % based on the entire weight of the coal tar.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

in the step of mixing the artificial graphite and coal tar to form a coating layer on the artificial graphite, the coal tar has a fixed carbon amount of 10 to 30 wt % based on the entire weight of the coal tar.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

in the step of mixing the artificial graphite and coal tar to form a coating layer on the artificial graphite, the coal tar has a light oil content of 30 wt % or less based on the entire weight of the coal tar.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

in the step of mixing the artificial graphite and coal tar to form a coating layer on the artificial graphite, the coal tar has a toluene insoluble content (TI) of 50 wt % or less with respect to the entire weight of the coal tar.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

in the step of mixing the artificial graphite and coal tar to form a coating layer on the artificial graphite, the beta resin content of the coal tar is 50 wt % or less with respect to the entire weight of the coal tar.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the step of preparing an artificial graphite may include pulverizing a coke; and

graphitizing the coke;

wherein, the coke is coal-based coke or a mixture of coal-based coke and petroleum-based coke, and

the mixture of coal-based coke and petroleum-based coke contains 20 wt % or more of coal-based coke based on the entire weight.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein:

the step of pulverizing a coke includes adjusting a sphericity of the pulverized coke.

13 . A negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, comprising:

an artificial graphite and

a carbon coating layer formed on the surface of the artificial graphite, derived from a coal tar,

wherein, the artificial graphite has a degree of sphericity of 0.6 to 0.8.

14 . The negative electrode active material of claim 13 , wherein:

the artificial graphite contains 20 wt % or more of artificial graphite derived from coal-based coke.

15 . The negative electrode active material of claim 13 , wherein:

the carbon coating layer derived from coal tar, is included in 1 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of artificial graphite.

16 . The negative electrode active material of claim 13 , wherein:

in the carbon coating layer derived from coal tar, the coal tar has a quinoline insoluble content (QI) of 1 wt % to 7 wt % based on the entire weight of the coal tar.

17 . The negative electrode active material of claim 13 , wherein:

in the carbon coating layer derived from coal tar, the coal tar has a fixed carbon content of 10 to 30 wt % with respect to the entire weight of the coal tar.

18 . The negative electrode active material of claim 13 , wherein:

in the carbon coating layer derived from coal tar, the coal tar has a light oil content of 30 wt % or less with respect to the entire weight of the coal tar.

19 . The negative electrode active material of claim 13 , wherein:

in the carbon coating layer derived from coal tar, the coal tar has a toluene insoluble content (TI) of 50 wt % or less with respect to the entire weight of the coal tar.

20 . The negative electrode active material of claim 13 , wherein:

in the carbon coating layer derived from coal tar, the coal tar has a beta resin content of less than 50 wt % with respect to the entire weight of the coal tar.